The 15 most popular Netflix true crime and documentary series
- Since Netflix released "Making a Murderer" in 2015, it hasn't slowed down with true crime and other documentary series.
- TV Time provided a list of the most popular original docuseries on Netflix.
Netflix started a true-crime boom in 2015 with "Making a Murderer," and it hasn't slowed down since.
In the years following that hit series, which told the tale of convicted murderer Steven Avery, Netflix has released other popular true-crime docuseries like "Evil Genius," "The Staircase," and "The Ted Bundy Tapes," as well as a follow up, "Making a Murderer Part 2," last year.
But true crime aren't the only true stories Netflix is telling. Its most recent docuseries, "Our Planet," dropped this month. Narrated by David Attenborough, who also narrated "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet," the series focuses on the dangers of climate change.
Netflix has built such an impressive library of documentaries, particularly ones that have sparked cultural conversations, that Business Insider named Lisa Nishimura, Netflix's vice president of independent film and documentary features, to its inaugural 100 people transforming business list. (You can read the 10 people transforming media here.)
Television-tracking app TV Time provided Business Insider a list of the most popular Netflix original true-crime and documentary series, based on its 12 million global users.
15. "Inside the World's Toughest Prisons"
Description: "Raphael Rowe, who spent 12 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, investigates some of the world's toughest prisons from the inside."
Number of seasons: 3
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A
What critics said (Season 3): "Much like its name implies, 'Inside the World's Toughest Prisons' is all about exploring the worst of the worst. It's a relatively superficial dive into this premise, but the docuseries does a good job of immersing itself into the worlds of these criminal-filled institutions." — Kayla Cobb, Decider
14. "Last Chance U"
Description: "Elite athletes with difficult pasts turn to junior college football for a last shot at turning their lives around and achieving their dreams."
Number of seasons: 3
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
What critics said (season 3): "As many of these men have one eye on the future, Last Chance U excels at understanding that pull while keeping a sharp focus on the present." — Steve Greene, Indiewire
13. "Vai Anitta"
Description: "Go behind the scenes with Brazilian pop icon Anitta, along with her friends and family, as she aims to create a new song and music video each month."
Number of seasons: 1
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A
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